Surcharge Definition

sûrchärj
surcharged, surcharges, surcharging
noun
surcharges
An additional amount added to the usual charge.
Webster's New World
An overcharge.
Webster's New World
An extra or excessive load, burden, etc.
Webster's New World
A new valuation overprinted on a postage stamp, etc., to change its denomination.
Webster's New World
The stamp to which a new value has been applied.
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verb
surcharged, surcharges, surcharging
To charge (a person or organization) an additional sum.
American Heritage
To overcharge.
Webster's New World
To overload; overburden.
Webster's New World
To overwhelm or oppress.
American Heritage
To fill to excess or beyond normal capacity.
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Origin of Surcharge

  • Middle English from surchargen to overtax from Old French surcharger sur- sur- chargier to charge charge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From sur- +"Ž charge

    From Wiktionary

Surcharge Sentence Examples

  • An additional area surcharge is added to certain areas.

  • There is a 50 per cent surcharge at night.

  • Passengers may be surprised to learn that most restaurants on Oasis of the Seas feature a surcharge.

  • The auditors so appointed are charged with the duty of auditing the accounts of the treasurer, but they have no power of disallowance or surcharge, and their audit is therefore quite ineffective.

  • The surcharge is calculated as a percentage of the VAT that is unpaid at the due date.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUR

Words Ending With

EGERGE

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